Mesoamerica Vocabulary

A region that includes the southern part of what is now Mexico and parts of the northern countries of Central America

• Sudamerica

• Latin America

• Mesoamerica

• Centroamerica

Aztec book that kept laws and historical records

• Coder

• Codex

• Popol Vuh

• Chinampa

8. Floating gardens and fields built by the Aztecs

• Chihuahuas

• Codices

• Causeways

• Chinampas

Type of corn that was used by Native Americans throughout Mesoamerica and the Americas?

• corn

• potatoes

• maize

• turnips

________________ was a region that includes the southern part of Mexico and much of Central America.

• South America

• Mesoamerica

• Central America

• North America

________ beans were used as money. This is now what we make chocolate out of.

• Coco

• Cacao

• Maize

• Calpulli

The ______ were located in Guatemala, Belize, and the Yucatan Peninsula. They believed in human sacrifice as part of their religion.

• Aztecs

• Olmec

• Incas

• Mayas

The ________is considered the mother culture of all Mesoamerican cultures. They had a vast civilization throughout the Gulf Coast of Mexico.

• Aztecs

• Inca

• Olmec

• Maya

A civilization known for its large stone heads and considered the 'mother culture' of Mesoamerica.

• Aztecs

• Olmec

• Maya

• Inca

The ancient city known as the 'City of the Gods' located in the Valley of Mexico.

• Tenochtitlan

• Teotihuacan

• Chichen Itza

• Cuzco